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1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 7-8-0 .467
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Neill ArmstrongResearch and Development
Jim ErkenbeckOffensive Line
Paul HackettPass Offense Coordinator
Al LavanRunning Backs
Alan LowryReceivers
Dick NolanDefensive Backs
Mike SolariSpecial Teams
Ernie StautnerDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Jerry TubbsLinebackers
Bob WardConditioning
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/15/1987ASan Diego Chargers0-29LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium48020
Sat8/22/1987ASan Francisco 49ers13-3WSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park57598
Sun8/30/1987HLos Angeles Raiders10-34LIrving, TXTexas Stadium46666
Sat9/5/1987HHouston Oilers13-18LIrving, TXTexas Stadium47043
Sun9/13/1987ASt. Louis Cardinals13-24LSt. Louis, MOBusch Stadium47241
Sun9/20/1987ANew York Giants16-14WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium73426
Sun9/27/1987HBuffalo Bills-Irving, TXTexas Stadium
Sun10/4/1987ANew York Jets38-24WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium12370
Sun10/11/1987HPhiladelphia Eagles41-22WIrving, TXTexas Stadium40622
Mon10/19/1987HWashington Redskins7-13LIrving, TXTexas Stadium60415
Sun10/25/1987APhiladelphia Eagles20-37LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium61630
Mon11/2/1987HNew York Giants33-24WIrving, TXTexas Stadium55730
Sun11/8/1987ADetroit Lions17-27LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome45325
Sun11/15/1987ANew England Patriots23-17WOTFoxborough, MASullivan Stadium60567
Sun11/22/1987HMiami Dolphins14-20LIrving, TXTexas Stadium56519
Thu11/26/1987HMinnesota Vikings38-44LOTIrving, TXTexas Stadium54229
Sun12/6/1987HAtlanta Falcons10-21LIrving, TXTexas Stadium40103
Sun12/13/1987AWashington Redskins20-24LWashington, DCRFK Stadium54882
Mon12/21/1987ALos Angeles Rams29-21WAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium60700
Sun12/27/1987HSt. Louis Cardinals21-16WIrving, TXTexas Stadium36788

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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Schedule Notes
9/27/1987Buffalo BillsCanceled
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
David Adams21RB5-617023Arizona30
Vince Albritton36S6-221225Washington111
Jimmy Armstrong10LCB5-816625Appalachian State22
Brian Baldinger62OT-OG6-427527Nassau CC; Duke30
Gordon Banks87WR5-1017329Stanford54
Rod Barksdale80WR6-018025Arizona121
Bill Bates40SS6-120726Tennessee1211
Alvin Blount28RB5-919722Maryland22
Rich Borresen84TE6-525223Nassau CC; Northwestern33
Kerry Brady1K6-120524Portland CC; Hawaii10
Kevin Brooks99LDT6-627324Michigan1312
Cornell Burbage15WR5-1018122Kentucky32
Dave Burnette73OT6-627826Arkansas; Central Arkansas10
Ron Burton57MLB6-124523North Carolina122
Sal Cesario79LOG6-425524Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)33
Thornton Chandler89TE6-524224Florida A&M; Alabama121
Steve Cisowski77ROT6-527524Santa Clara33
Darryl Clack42RB5-1021924Arizona State120
Anthony Coleman41CB-S6-018523Baylor30
Doug Cosbie84TE6-623831Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara1212
Vince Courville81WR5-917028Ranger JC; Texas Southern; Rice20
Steve DeOssie55MLB-LLB6-224925Boston College112
Tony Dorsett33RB5-1118933Pittsburgh126
Michael Downs26FS6-320028Rice1212
Chris Duliban52RLB6-221624Texas33
John Dutton78RDT6-726136Nebraska41
Mike Dwyer71LDT6-328024Rhode Island; Massachusetts33
Kelvin Edwards87WR6-219823Liberty139
Harry Flaherty55LB6-123226Holy Cross20
Steve Folsom85TE6-423329Long Beach State; Utah90
Todd Fowler46FB6-322125Trinity Valley CC; Stephen F. Austin State121
Ron Francis38RCB5-920123Baylor1111
Kevin Gogan66ROT6-732623Washington1110
Alex Green29FS6-119422Indiana33
Tommy Haynes27SS6-019024Mount San Antonio JC; Southern California33
Mike Hegman58LLB6-122734Alabama A&M; Tennessee State1010
Manny Hendrix45RCB5-1018023Utah121
Tim Hendrix85TE6-524122Tennessee30
Bill Hill31LCB5-917228Rutgers31
Jeff Hurd58LB6-224523Kansas State50
Garth Jax53LB6-222924Florida State30
Jim Jeffcoat77RDE6-527726Arizona State1212
Walter Johnson91DT-DE6-125022Pittsburgh10
Dale Jones51LLB6-123424Tennessee33
Ed Jones72LDE6-927736Tennessee State1514
E.J. Jones39FB5-1121225Kansas30
Crawford Ker68ROG6-328525Arizona Western JC; Florida1212
Robert Lavette29RB5-1119024Georgia Tech40
George Lilja67C6-426029Michigan50
Bruce Livingston20CB-S5-1016924Arkansas Tech30
Eugene Lockhart56MLB6-223426Houston99
Kelvin Martin83WR5-916222Boston College70
Timmy Newsome30FB6-123629Winston-Salem State118
Nate Newton61LOG6-232526Florida A&M1111
Danny Noonan73DT6-427022Nebraska110
Steve Pelluer16QB6-421025Washington124
Jesse Penn59LLB6-321825Virginia Tech111
Ray Perkins92RDE6-524222Virginia21
Phil Pozderac75ROT6-928328Notre Dame22
Tom Rafferty64C6-326233Penn State1212
Mike Renfro82WR6-018932Texas Christian1411
Jeff Rohrer50RLB6-322729Yale1212
Roger Ruzek9K6-119527Weber State120
Buzz Sawyer8P6-120125Texas A&M; Baylor30
Mike Saxon4P6-319325Pasadena CC; San Diego State120
Chuck Scott47WR6-220224Vanderbilt20
Victor Scott22S6-020325Colorado60
Joe Shearin67C6-425027Texas10
Jon Shields63OT-OG6-529323Walla Walla CC; Portland State10
Victor Simmons53LB6-223023Central State (Ohio)30
Don Smerek60RDE-LDE6-725630Nevada-Reno83
Daryle Smith75LOT6-527623Tennessee97
Loren Snyder18QB6-420724Northern Colorado20
Sebron Spivey80WR5-1118023Southern Illinois21
Russ Swan57MLB6-422524Virginia53
Kevin Sweeney19QB6-019124Fresno State32
Kirk Timmer59LB6-324224Montana State10
Mark Tuinei71LOT6-529927UCLA; Hawaii88
Mark Walen95DT6-526624UCLA90
Gary Walker67OT-OG6-328324Boston University10
Herschel Walker34FB6-122525Georgia1211
Everson Walls24LCB6-119328Grambling State1212
Randy Watts94DE6-627524East Carolina; Catawba50
Bob White70ROG6-527124Rhode Island43
Danny White11QB6-319535Arizona State119
Gerald White37FB5-1122323Michigan33
Randy White54RDT6-426034Maryland1514
Robert Williams23RCB5-1019225Baylor113
Luis Zendejas6K5-918026Arizona State20
Mike Zentic72C6-325524Northwest Missouri State; Oklahoma State33
Jeff Zimmerman76OG6-331322Florida111
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
112Danny NoonanDTNebraska
239Ron FrancisDBBaylor
368Jeff ZimmermanGFlorida
495Kelvin MartinWRBoston College
5124Everett GayWRTexas
6151Joe OnosaiGHawaii
7180Kevin SweeneyQBFresno State
8206Kevin GoganTWashington
9235Alvin BlountRBMaryland
10262Dale JonesLBTennessee
11291Jeff WardKTexas
12318Scott ArmstrongLBFlorida
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals7110878776340
Opponents Totals8468791116348
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals30:41293931762486/222 38.7%3/9 33.3%1311091
Opponents Totals29:19294851753496/223 43.0%6/14 42.9%100851
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Roger Ruzek02626100.0222588.0092
Herschel Walker80000048
Kelvin Edwards40000024
Timmy Newsome40000024
Mike Renfro40000024
Luis Zendejas01010100.03475.0019
Alvin Blount30000018
Doug Cosbie30000018
Cornell Burbage20000012
Tony Dorsett20000012
David Adams1000006
Gordon Banks1000006
Rod Barksdale1000006
Thornton Chandler1000006
Ron Francis1000006
Jim Jeffcoat1000006
Steve Pelluer1000006
Danny White1000006
Kerry Brady011100.00001
Team Totals383737100.0252986.20340
Opponents Totals42394195.1192965.50348
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Roger Ruzek222588.01490/08/86/78/100/0
Luis Zendejas3475.00500/00/01/11/21/1
Team Totals252986.21500/08/87/89/121/1
Opponents Totals192965.52/25/68/104/110/0
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Herschel Walker2098914.360t7
Tony Dorsett1304563.5241
Steve Pelluer251425.7211
Alvin Blount461252.7153
Timmy Newsome251214.824t2
Kelvin Edwards26130.562t1
David Adams7497.027t1
Danny White10141.481
Kevin Sweeney581.650
E.J. Jones273.550
Loren Snyder200.000
Gerald White1-4-4.0-40
Doug Cosbie1-5-5.0-50
Team Totals46518654.062t17
Opponents Totals45916173.552t19
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Danny White36221559.413026177.212.243123.3174.744353226473.2
Kevin Sweeney281450.01329110.420.877t414.313.6315276111.8
Steve Pelluer1015554.5446426.411.74433.022.053560775.6
Loren Snyder9444.45444.911.02200.000.0004459.5
Team Totals50028857.619235947.212.577t193.8204.052403319176.0
Opponents Totals50226953.621037817.514.162t214.2234.651337344473.0
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Herschel Walker6071511.9441
Mike Renfro4666214.4434
Doug Cosbie3642111.7303
Kelvin Edwards3452115.338t3
Timmy Newsome342748.1302
Tony Dorsett191779.3331
Gordon Banks1523115.4341
Rod Barksdale1216513.8221
Cornell Burbage716824.077t2
Kelvin Martin510320.6330
Gerald White5469.2140
Thornton Chandler5255.091
E.J. Jones3165.3100
Sebron Spivey23417.0250
Chuck Scott11111.0110
David Adams188.080
Todd Fowler166.060
Robert Lavette166.060
Alvin Blount155.050
Team Totals288359412.577t19
Opponents Totals269378114.162t21
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Everson Walls5387.6300
Michael Downs45614.0270
Bill Bates3289.3280
Tommy Haynes372.370
Ron Francis2189.018t1
Jim Jeffcoat12626.026t1
Jesse Penn12121.0210
Eugene Lockhart11313.0130
Victor Scott111.010
Alex Green100.000
Randy White100.000
Team Totals232089.0302
Opponents Totals2027914.0690
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Mike Saxon68268539.5630520260232534.2
Buzz Sawyer1663939.95401111650331.4
Team Totals84332439.6630621376282833.7
Opponents Totals75304240.6641713353254934.0
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Kelvin Martin2222169.8380
Kelvin Edwards81759.4130
Gordon Banks51336.6120
Cornell Burbage51295.8130
Bruce Livingston1000.000
Robert Lavette0100
Team Totals4163538.6380
Opponents Totals45173768.478t1
(Team)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Darryl Clack29063521.9480
Kelvin Martin12023719.8380
Kelvin Edwards7015522.1320
David Adams6011318.8270
Robert Lavette407218.0220
Sebron Spivey204924.5290
Timmy Newsome202211.0120
Thornton Chandler1077.070
Rich Borresen1055.050
Team Totals640129520.2480
Opponents Totals65128119.7450
SACKSNOYDS
Ed Jones10.0
Randy White6.0
Jim Jeffcoat5.0
Jeff Rohrer4.0
Bill Bates3.0
Kevin Brooks3.0
Tommy Haynes3.0
Mike Hegman3.0
Randy Watts3.0
Chris Duliban2.0
Eugene Lockhart2.0
Ray Perkins2.0
Mike Dwyer1.0
Walter Johnson1.0
Danny Noonan1.0
Mark Walen1.0
(Team)1.0
Team Totals51.0337.0
Opponents Totals52.0403.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
David Adams210100
Gordon Banks110100
Alvin Blount100000
Kevin Brooks0001100
Ron Burton0001100
Darryl Clack100000
Tony Dorsett300000
Michael Downs0001100
Mike Dwyer0002200
Kelvin Edwards100000
Ron Francis0001120
Kevin Gogan0010100
Mike Hegman0001100
Manny Hendrix0001100
Jim Jeffcoat0002280
Dale Jones00022260
Ed Jones0001100
George Lilja100000
Bruce Livingston100000
Eugene Lockhart0001100
Kelvin Martin100000
Timmy Newsome100000
Jesse Penn0001100
Tom Rafferty0010100
Mike Renfro100000
Jeff Rohrer0002200
Victor Scott0001130
Loren Snyder100000
Kevin Sweeney0010100
Mark Tuinei0010100
Herschel Walker410100
Randy Watts0001100
Bob White200000
Danny White9303-70
Robert Williams0001100
Team Totals3020102030320
Opponents Totals2920820281
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